Athelstone vs Seaview Downs
Property investment comparison - Athelstone, SA 5076 vs Seaview Downs, SA 5049
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Athelstone wins 4, Seaview Downs wins 0. The better choice depends on whether you're optimising for cash flow, growth, affordability, or liquidity, the table below highlights the winner on each metric.
| Metric | Athelstone | Seaview Downs |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | - |
| Median unit price | $630K | $665K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.30% | 3.15% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.09% |
| 1-year house growth | +14.1% | +8.4%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +41.1% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Population | 9,601 | 2,718 |
Athelstone vs Seaview Downs: what the numbers say
For units, Athelstone sits at a median of $630K against $665K in Seaview Downs, which makes Athelstone the more affordable unit market and Seaview Downs the pricier one.
On cash flow, Athelstone leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.30%, compared with 3.15% in Seaview Downs, a gap of 0.15 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +14.1% in Athelstone and +8.4% in Seaview Downs (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Athelstone, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.5%.
Athelstone is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,601 against 2,718, roughly 3.5 times the size of Seaview Downs; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Athelstone for rental income, Athelstone for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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